People queue outside a bank in Lagos on February 22, 2023. Nigeria was hit with a scarcity of cash after the central bank began to swap old Naira notes for new bills.
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There are at least five errors that marred the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, most of which could have been avoided.
Workers in one of the poly-tunnels of an urban farm in South Africa.
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Urban farms can work in developing countries if farmers and architects are aware of conditions that favour food production in built spaces.
Child abuse is above the global average in Nigeria.
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Adults don’t always listen to or understand children when they are abused.
Clean water is in short supply around the world. But it doesn’t have to be.
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Technology will be a key part of solving the global water scarcity crisis.
Banyamulenge community members at the funeral of one of their own in eastern DRC.
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The Banyamulenge have been viewed as strangers in their own country – the violence targeting them revolves around this misconception.
Government investments in infrastructure in Nigeria will remain insufficient as urban populations grow.
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Cities are increasingly unsafe and unhealthy. Family planning can help curb unsustainable urbanisation.
South Africans need targeted and accessible interventions and counselling programmes.
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Adverse childhood experiences are associated with an increased risk of mental health problems in adulthood.
Thousands in Tunis protest soaring prices, corruption and denounced recent comments by the Tunisian president against sub-Saharan migrants.
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Tunisia is behaving like many other countries confronted by social, political and economic challenges - it’s blaming migrants as a ploy to divert attention.
Foreign aid drives development in cities such as Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa.
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Gender parity in the top echelons of donor organisations is key, given that Africa’s cities rely on international aid for development.
Demonstrations against South African power supplier ESKOM in 2015.
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South Africa’s courts are likely to set a high bar in cases brought against the government’s most recent state of disaster declaration.
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Asia’s much touted low-cost, export-oriented manufacturing model increases gender discrimination.
Burkina Faso servicemen hold portraits during the burial of soldiers killed in an Al-Qaeda attack in Gaskinde in October 2022.
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The spike in violence was marked by a 68% increase in fatalities involving civilians.
Nigeria’s new president must prioritise capacity retention of the country’s scientists.
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Here’s what Nigeria’s new president should do to elevate science in the country.
South Africa is the only African nation to formally extend refugee protection to LGBTI+ people.
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The absence of reliable quantitative data makes it difficult – if not impossible – to hold Home Affairs, the police and other state entities to account.
The violence in north-east Nigeria has displaced thousands of people.
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The insecurity in the area has serious implications for development and the well-being of people, especially young people.
An election official uses the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System to take a picture of a voter during Nigeria’s presidential election.
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The use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System or BVAS and the result-viewing portal IReV improved the running of the elections.
Members of the African Christian Democratic Party protesting against the decriminalisation of sex work in South Africa.
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The repeal of outdated apartheid-era laws would have a far-reaching, positive impact on individual sex workers’ health and well-being.
The Barotse Sub-Basin in Zambia is part of the country’s climate resilience plan.
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Zambia has progressively incorporated green-based policy interventions since the 1960s.
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With the controversies surrounding his electoral victory, Bola Ahmed Tinubu would need to build legitimacy, goodwill and demonstrate capacity to govern effectively.
SpaceX’s Starlink service is slowly arriving in Africa, starting with Nigeria and Rwanda.
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Internet access opens up the world in many ways.
Maternal health is an issue a new government must urgently address in Nigeria.
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When women have opportunities, a country’s economic productivity and development is enhanced.
South Africa provides fertile ground for money laundering and terrorism funding.
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In being grey listed South Africa joins a list of countries with poor governance. Others are war zones or countries with jihadist terror groupings operating on their land.
A house in Diobu, Port Harcourt
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Poverty drives vulnerability to climate risks in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Most of Niger is infertile. Two-thirds of the country is located in the Sahara desert.
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Better food supply, a reduction in population growth rate, and greater integration into global markets are three key steps Niger must take.
A Ukrainian woman touches the grave of her husband, a soldier killed by Russian troops in August 2022.
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Questions about whether warring parties agree about how the war will end and the costs of war or peace are all key factors to help assess when a conflict might end.